PADRES: Moseley to have shoulder surgery after season

SAN DIEGO ---- Padres pitcher Dustin Moseley is still trying to
decide how he will handle batting for the rest of the 2011 season.
But Moseley has already determined he will have offseason surgery
to repair a loose capsule and torn labrum in his non-throwing
shoulder.

Moseley said his subluxated left shoulder felt sore on Wednesday
though it shouldn't prevent him from making his scheduled start on
Sunday. He also confirmed he will opt for surgery to repair the
shoulder he has injured twice this season and a third time earlier
in his career, all while at bat.

Padres manager Bud Black said he has spoken to Moseley about
potentially swinging with one hand or batting left-handed.

"I'm not sure," Moseley said. "Hopefully I get an opportunity to
sac bunt more times than not. But I don't know. I went with a
different batting style and had been after the last time it
happened. I had two hands on the bat, everything was controlled,
and it still happened. I don't know what I'm going to do. The
trouble with hitting left-handed is you've gotta bunt left-handed
too. That could be tricky."

Said Black: "He has to be able to swing without it popping out
of joint. It is a little concern for his health."

Johnson better

Catcher Rob Johnson was headed to the batting cage to swing off
a batting tee, an act he wasn't sure he could perform after
suffering a right-hand contusion in Tuesday's loss. Johnson also
played catch and said he was surprised by the improvement in his
hand, which was bruised and swollen after a pitch bounced and hit
him in Tuesday's loss.

"You know it's going to hurt that night, but the big test is the
next day," Johnson said. "It's been feeling comfortable. I feel all
right.

"I could play if I need to."

Black said Johnson was available but he hoped to avoid using him
Wednesday. Johnson did not play.

"He's much improved," Black said.

Rookie catcher Luis Martinez made his first major league start
in Johnson's place.

Maybe next week

When Martinez was promoted earlier this month, his family in
Miami determined they would wait until the Padres played in Florida
last week to see him play. But Martinez was sent back to Triple-A
Tucson three days before the Padres opened their three-game series
with the Marlins last Tuesday.

Martinez was promoted again to the Padres on Tuesday, but his
parents will have to wait to see him play because they're on
vacation in Colombia for another week. The distance, however,
wasn't keeping Martinez's parents from watching the game
online.

"They'll see me, they just won't be in person," Martinez said.
"They're very excited and very proud. It's all I can ask for."

Martinez's parents likely couldn't have been any prouder when
the catcher got his first hit on Wednesday. Martinez homered to
left field off reliever Bryan Shaw to cut Arizona's lead to 4-3. In
doing so, Martinez became the first Padres rookie to homer for his
first hit since Drew Macias on Sept. 11, 2008.